Erie WPA Engineer Named Superintendent of Streets
W P A project engineer in charge of highway work for six counties in Erie area was named superintendent of streets filling the vacancy caused by Richard H. Douglas. Rider, connected previously with Mayo Brothers Construction, will earn $3 000 annually and begins February 1. Local officials praised his experience and familiarity with WPA projects.
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Roy R
Rider
WPA
Erie City
ERIE
Pen
L.roy FR
W. P
Erie Waa
Mayo Brothers’ Construction Company
Ily Camel
Siuden
Richard H. Douglas
Henry J. Klebes
Ridey
Witout
Ness
Mayer Brothers, Construction Company
Banks pay 51 cents on dollar in Pennsylvania bank collapse
Harrisburg February 1 United Press reports 24 failed banks in Allegheny County paid depositors just over 1 cent on the dollar. Former banking official George Bavle notes total deposits of $28,776.60 with 10,492 depositors, leaving $14,074,117 still owed. Only two banks disbursed fully. The Bank of America Trust Co paid 99 cents on the dollar to 9,997 depositors.
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Allegheny County
United Press
Harrisburg
Allgghyny Couny
George H Bavle
Lint Melk
Bechenda
U4vy
Tor
Hamilton Blate Bank
John Bibra Banke
Hiu
Bank of America Trust Company
0008 000 YOUNG TREES ORDERED FROM NURSERY
A fragmented dispatch notes orders for millions of young trees and seedlings from nurseries for private planting and public projects. It lists species such as Norway spruce white spruce Spaness Larch and Black Dorlist amid imports under U S Soil Conservation plans. Also mentions seedling pricing and department delivery terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mursoplen
Norway
United States Soil Conservaion Service
Department
Purge of Corry Debate Registration Rolls Draws Scrutiny
Erie county officials debated a planned four year mail check to purge permanent registration rolls in Corry and adjacent counties. The move seeks to remove outdated or moved entries. some officials oppose it while others urge state legal clarification before proceeding. A mail card would verify names addresses and party affiliations, with undeliverable responses triggering home visits.
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Erie
Registration Commission
Jacob Held
Wile
Corry
Slayer's Plea Closes Trial in Lockport Courthouse
Virg Earl Reynolds of New Brighton pleaded guilty in supreme court to second degree murder in a dramatic afternoon plea. He faces imprisonment and fines to be set by Justice William A. Golal Friday morning as deputies note his fear of retribution from a counterfeiting gang.
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Lockport
Virg Earl Reynolds
New Brighton
Ting
Sereni Dupreenalrder
Supreme Court
Wepiulles
William A
Golal
Matt Dalowy
Peynolls
Pensylvania
Imember
Eusht
Third extortionist is sent to prison
Carla Calo aged 42 of 41 East Avenue alias Join Carlo was sentenced to a year and ten months in a federal penitentiary by Judge John Knight after pleading guilty as an accomplice in a plot to extort money from Alexis Cl Barbeau Jr. Silver Creek manufacturer. The sentence closes the government's prosecution of three men with Anthony L DePasquale and Anthony J Catjana already serving terms.
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Buffalo, Fen
Carla Calo
East Avenue
Join Carlo
Juoge John Knight Yeaterday
Alexis Cl Barbeau, Jr
Bya
Anthony J. Cat Jana
Man dies in Whitmore quarry counterfeit case
Massio, a 45 year old man of Manaes Pay, was shot in the Whitmore stone quarry at Lockport on December 1. His alleged confederate linked to a counterfeit passing racket faces charges.
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Ehvger
New Rules Ban Prison Torture in Pennsylvania Jails
Harrisburg outlines regulations to curb punitive isolation. Inmates will face limits on solitary confinement, which requires orders from prison heads and weekly reports to the board of trustees and monthly welfare secretary. Medical staff will inspect isolation units twice daily and may remove inmates deemed unsafe or disruptive.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Prisis Institute
Charles J. Engard
Arthur Swenny
Engard
Riley
Prigon
Bourly
Dnattution
Welfare
Millie LaBrance and Stan Race Through Night in Florida
Stan and Millie drive toward the Alligator Inn after planning to expose the man who killed Fowler. Milie reveals her money plans, while a pursuit unfolds with police, a motorcycle officer, and a gunfight on Tamiami Boulevard. They survive the chase and end up at Chateau d Yquem with lingering danger and a cliffhanger ending.
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Dix
Stan Rica
Millie LaBrance
Stan
Millie
Alligator Inn
Astee
Tim
Roy
Bho
New York
Egan
Fowler
Ben
Rss
Intraday
Ben Eckhardli
Pye
Stan Rice
Sha Karen
Rackebs
Shinae
Englor
Biel
Shy
Shinaysan
Ami
Miast Prallew Department
Lara
Bille
Nerexchot
Gidlley
Wight
Wlagninj Boulevard
Paral
Wille Apan
Tamiami Boulevard
Seyi 1
Bth
Nunilly
Star
Omcor Taggart
Wat
Barney Old
Amie Malliv
New Yorke Pirates
Edward Fowler
Baer
Froytine
Hemwily
Teinesia Johnson
Frollan
Hein
Milio
LeRoy
Indy
Jake Dovan
Tom
Tofttein
Hundreds Discharged Amid Wartime Medical Reforms
A chaotic disbursement of hundreds of patients follows new wartime medical orders. Officials from multiple wards and agencies coordinate patient releases to free beds and reassign resources. Public health advocates urge careful follow up of discharged cases and continued monitoring.
Unscrambled Note on Large Payment and Trials
A chaotic OCR fragment references a large payment of two and a half billions and cites names such as Elraan, AVAMIUNGIOM, Sethisf, Aline, and JY Lange. References to trials, dates, and authorities are garbled, with figures like 16 000 000 and mentions of tubing and projection terms.
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Avamiungiom
Sethisf Aline
Uli
Geller
JY Lange
Lion
Toboggan Use by Linesmen Near Kane
Report from Kane details linesmen using toboggans on icy terrain during a meet. The irregular dispatch notes equipment, safety concerns, and possible delayed conditions affecting events and transportation.
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Kane
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